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Description

This handwritten V-Mail (Victory Mail) letter, dated January 26, 1943, is written by Major Rollin S. Armstrong where he is stationed in Africa, to his wife, Rebecca Armstrong, in Tupelo, Mississippi. The letter describes the hospital where he is recuperating and discusses the recent U. S. invasion south of Rome. He describes the invasion as having "caught the German's napping." The letter is written on V-Mail stationary with a censor stamp in the upper left.

Publication Date

1-26-1943

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

United States--Army; World War II, 1939-1945

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

Africa

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 1 leaf

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-819_1943-01-26_V-Mail-Letter_0001s

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, MSS 819, Lt. Col. Rollin S. Armstrong Collection, Box 1, Folder 1

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

V-Mail Letter (Victory Mail), Rollin S. Armstrong to His Wife, Rebecca Armstrong, January 26, 1943

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